Quickly Remove Items from Windows XP Startup
Do you sigh when it comes to starting up your computer because it takes what seems an eternity to boot up? Here is a quick tip which should make your computer start up faster by removing startup items quickly.
Click on Start >> Run and in the run line type in “msconfig” hit enter or click on OK.
Next click on the Start Up tab. By default all items are usually checked, but you can remove any items that you don’t feel need to be running when you start your computer.
After you have made your selection, click Apply, OK and Restart. You should now notice a remarkable improvement in your start up time.
This article was originally written on 06/30/07
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I am really into want to speed up my computer’s startup time but since I’m a novice to advanced modifications, what services you should never ever disable or which ones that are seemly just not needed anymore to keep enabled?
Services are completely different than the start up programs. There are services you can disable by typing services.msc into the run line. If your not comfortable changing these, I would leave them alone. As far as the start up programs are concerned, technically you don’t need any of them to start up on boot. You will probably want to leave your anti-virus program to auto start though… unless you can remember to start it up every time you log on.
well i did the following steps but after i do this and restart the comptuer this thing pops up and says to put on regular mode or something like that and the system config pops up again and it comes up everytime how can i fix this?
yeah same question as jeffrey !. how to stop that annoying popup everytime u boot ur computer.
I am having a problem with Outlook attachments; my operating system is Windows XP. Well this is the problem…When I place an attachment in Outlook and send the e-mail the recipient is getting multiple copies of the same attachment. Recently I sent an e-mail with three attachments and there were forty copies of the attachments when the recipent recieved it. I wondering what the fix may be to this issue.
I have a ton of startup programs I don’t know how they got there but would like to remove what i don’t need
for my startup.
what do i do or how can I identify them. to make sure that I don’t remove things that will cause me problems?
I have a ton of startup programs I don’t know how they got there but would like to remove what i don’t need
for my startup.I have X.P.Home vesion
what do i do or how can I identify them. to make sure that I don’t remove things that will cause me problems?
I would just disable all of them … and if something doesn’t start up such as your anti-virus program you can go back and recheck that item. If you move the Command tab over to the right you will see the path of the application which should help you determine what it is.
To block the pop-up
Click on the check box on that pop-up, newer show me this message again.
I followed the instructions and all was fine until I pressed restart and the it popped up with a message that changes was denied and that I need to log on as administrator. I checked the users and I am logged on as administrator. Any way I can deal with this?
How do I disable Outlook from starting up upon booting? I can’t find the outlook.exe program on the msconfig/startup list, or anywhere else, but it still opens on startup?
you can easily disable start up progams fron “Defender” without geting the anoying message every start up
which programs should I leave runing on my start up, could you give m a list I have windows xp, I would really aprieciate it Thanks
I have been through the above process and get an error referencing that I must log in as an Administator, so I’ve gone into safe mode, logged in as the admin and receive the same must log in as administrator message.
Any ideas?
Thanks, i just removed some unnecessary processes from startup.
ok Im in system configuration, but I dont know if there is things i am suppose to leave on, can you tell me what things i need to leave alone on startup, i know several i can remove, but some i’m not sure what they are and i dont know if it is safe to turn them off or not, is there certain ones you have to leave on.
Tina Kelly
Hey !! My laptop used to play cd’s but not now.How do i go about finding out the cause and possibly the fix .. Thank you …
Ben
Hey Ben, you probably need to reload the drivers from you XP disk or what OS you have. You may check the control panel first to make sure you setting are on under volume control, It will tell you if it’s missing…
The only way to make computer with windows to boot very fast is to do this :
Programs Should be at startup :
1 : CTFMON.exe
2 : If you are using Wirless connect to Internet add program for that wirless to startup
3 : That is it ,
Thank you
Almansori
Tobruk – Libya
Over the years I have come to the conclusion, windows will get slow gradually, and the only way out , is to install a fresh copy, nothing else really works.
check disk goes on when i bootup my computer, when it is finished i do not know how to get out of it so my windows will load, please help. I do not know why it does check disk everytime i boot up……..thank you.
Ok go to sysinfo and down towards the bottom you will see a search engine bring up your startup now go to the search engine and type in what you dont know what it is they will give you a guide such as u is up to user to leave on live spyware avg wireless keyboard stuff. x is not needed at all and N is needed like if you have a graphics card that is overcloced you leave that on. any more questions just email me but sysinfo should be helpful enough
oh and ctfmon has to do with international language text format. to completley get rid of it from coming back. start, control panel, regional and language options, languages, then make sure supplemental language support are both unchecked you will be suprised at the difference that makes. but if you go overseas or have foriegn language work then check them so your computer can read left to right and vertical.
when my pc starts up in the black screen there is a line xp home which is highligted and the next line is xp pro how do i delete the second line as it is a pain having to click the xp home every time i start the pc???? your help would be appreciated
derek
i think i disabled something and now my computer monitor wont display, do yu have an idea what i disabled and how to enable it when i cant even see anything on my screen
WHEN I RUN MSCONFIG ITS NOT OPENING. BUT FRACTION OF SECOND SOMETHING IS OPENING AND CLOSING. SO HOW CAN I REMOVE STARTUPS THEN
I have an HP Windows XP and have 34 items listed on start-up. I’m sorry but, I have no idea which items could and/or should be removed. Can you please email me for the list of the items? Thank You very much!!!
thanks alt
Thanks, however now a pop up window is shown and requesting me to return start up as it was before … will see about that
Re disabling items on startup: I tried it but on restarting I got a message about using “normal” startup, and then all the startup items are back. Do you have to use the “selective startup” instead for the disabling to work?
Re disabling items from startup. I tried the suggestion of going to the system configuration and unchecking items, but on restart, I get a message advising me to click on “normal startup,” and then all the items come back. Do I have to click on “selective start-up” instead?
I have a program in my startup that I have tried to remove. I have done the msconfig, startup and unchecked the program, now here is where I run into problems. I do the apply and ok then restart, but when it restarts I get a message that tell me that My startup was in a dignostic or selective mode and I have to check the Normal restart. When I do that it rechecks the program. How can I stop that from happening?
Thanks
FYI, another web site called BlackViper advises: never to use “msconfig” in the run box, because with msconfig and Hardware Profiles, you can disable services that may be vital to boot your system. With the management console (services.msc) you cannot. Also, msconfig, while unchecking the box, is disabling the service. So, he advises to type services.msc in the run box instead!